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you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the most important figures of all the great figures in jazz in the 50s and latter half of the 20th century. listening to take 5 was like solving a puzzle or untying a knot because people were hearing this melody in 5-4, and they didn't know what they were hearing. once they solved it, they never forgoot got it and it became a hit for the next 50 years. >> brown: how big a moment was that, especially with take 5. it was a national phenomenon on the pop charts, well beyond just the jazz audience. >> nobody had ever heard 5-4 in a popular sense. ever
you go back a long way with dave brubeck. tell us about when you first heard his music in the early 50s. what stood out? >> dave opened in my club, storyville, 1952 i think was the year. nobody knew him. we opened, had about 20 or 30 people in the club. by the end of the week, it was full because it communicated-- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening. he went from right on there, the next 60 years, never lost his popularity. he was one of the...
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music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. best known for the song "take five" the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >> and pot is now legal in washington state. but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing so is low on their priority list. while it is okay to smoke, you can't buy it legally right now. i am thoroughly confused. so that could put the police in the tricky position of letting buyers go. arresting the dealer. things won't become clearer until next december when the state starts regulating pot. >> we'll then be able to give clear direction to law enforcement if it is not licensed by the state of washington it is fair game. >> okay, so other quirky questions about the new law. you must be 21 to use it. you can't grow it. and even though it is legal, your company can still fire you for testing positive for it. if
music pioneer dave brubeck passed away yesterday. he revolutionized jazz to put it simply. best known for the song "take five" the biggest selling jazz single of all time. dave brubeck, 91, would have turned 92, in fact, today. >> and pot is now legal in washington state. but there are a lot of questions -- what are you doing? about when it is okay to smoke it. you can have it. but you can't smoke it in public. however, police say arresting people for doing so is low on their...
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dave brubeck died of heart failure yester day. just one day before he became 92 years old. the pianist and composer was born here in the bay area in concord. he is regarded as one of america's greatest jazz musicians. he became known for his exotic, challenging rhythms in music pieces such as take sides. he broke racial barriers, playing in a black jazz clubs in the deep south in the 1950's. he refused to play in segregated been used. >> the wet weather is passing and we are watching the weather come through and we will have the next on your morning commute.
dave brubeck died of heart failure yester day. just one day before he became 92 years old. the pianist and composer was born here in the bay area in concord. he is regarded as one of america's greatest jazz musicians. he became known for his exotic, challenging rhythms in music pieces such as take sides. he broke racial barriers, playing in a black jazz clubs in the deep south in the 1950's. he refused to play in segregated been used. >> the wet weather is passing and we are watching the...
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i love dave brubeck. >> bill: take five. one of the great jazz pieces -- >> of all time. >> bill: absolutely. congresswoman, the whole thing it seems to me, i don't understand the difficulty when you have a bill that would give 100% of americans everybody gets a tax cut january 1 up to first $250,000 of your income. which, for the middle class is more than they could ever hope to have. >> you're right. and this is the way it should be defined. i think sometimes in the public, people talk about the $250,000 as though it isn't everyone. it's everyone getting a tax cut up to $250,000. >> bill: the senate has passed it with a bipartisan vote. the president i keep making this point the president i saw him the other day held his pen up and said i've got my pen. i'm ready to sign it. the republicans, the only thing standing is john john boehner scheduling the vote. >> actually, right now, in every single district, if members sign on to that discharge petition sitting there right now for the holidays every american can get a tax cut
i love dave brubeck. >> bill: take five. one of the great jazz pieces -- >> of all time. >> bill: absolutely. congresswoman, the whole thing it seems to me, i don't understand the difficulty when you have a bill that would give 100% of americans everybody gets a tax cut january 1 up to first $250,000 of your income. which, for the middle class is more than they could ever hope to have. >> you're right. and this is the way it should be defined. i think sometimes in the...
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. >>> dave brubeck has died. he passed away yesterday in connecticut of heart failure just one day before his 92nd birthday. brubeck began his jazz career in 1942. he was the first modern jazz musician to be on the cover of time magazine. brubeck's hit, take five, became the first jazz record to sell a million copies and has never gone out of the print since its release in 1959. >> that is pretty impressive. a true legend. >> so that would mean today is his birthday. >> i heard he actually died. they were taking him to the heart doctor and when he went into school, they said as long as you -- he could not read music. they said as long as you never teach and after being such an icon, they were begging him to come and teach. >>> mother nature is getting a heck of a reputation around here from dishing up the 70s to bringing us right back to 40s. you don't mess around with mother nature. let's take a look. here also look at our sky conditions for you. she is bringing it in calm today though, plenty of sunshine. a few
. >>> dave brubeck has died. he passed away yesterday in connecticut of heart failure just one day before his 92nd birthday. brubeck began his jazz career in 1942. he was the first modern jazz musician to be on the cover of time magazine. brubeck's hit, take five, became the first jazz record to sell a million copies and has never gone out of the print since its release in 1959. >> that is pretty impressive. a true legend. >> so that would mean today is...
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. >>> this morning, we are remembering music legend dave brubeck who passed away yesterday. >> helped bring jazz to the masses. it came from the classic 1959 album timeout. >> that was the first jazz album to sell $1 million copies. back in the day seemed like everybody had that album. toured in countries in the middle east. lifetime achievement grammy in 1996 and named a kennedy center honor ee in 2009. in 2010, he was the commencement speaker where he was given an honorary degree. he would have turned 92 today. >> you know, it might be a little fitting. he'll be memorialized more his 92nd birthday that the news is everywhere now. >> he was a giant in jazz. another one of his songs blue rondo. my mom used to play this music. >> brings back wonderful memories. >> still ahead, protecting yourself while holiday shopping. we're not talking about scams. >> no. >> i wish we were. we're talking about nasty germs you can pick up from your credit cards and cash. we're going to check in with the fox medical team. >> a busy day for marriage license office. as same sex couples wait in line to be
. >>> this morning, we are remembering music legend dave brubeck who passed away yesterday. >> helped bring jazz to the masses. it came from the classic 1959 album timeout. >> that was the first jazz album to sell $1 million copies. back in the day seemed like everybody had that album. toured in countries in the middle east. lifetime achievement grammy in 1996 and named a kennedy center honor ee in 2009. in 2010, he was the commencement speaker where he was given an...
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dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also named a kennedy center honoree on his 89th birthday. >>> an iraqi veteran in maryland is going to have a brighter christmas, and get a sense of what it's like to be neighborly. jeff lopez, one of the last u.s. soldiers to return home from iraq, a crew began putting up holiday lights on every corner of his home today. a man in his community donated the decorations and the labor and sergeant lopez says it feels good. he feels appreciated. his wife says the lights will help make it a christmas to be remembered. >>> we matter on this sport scenes, don't we. >> you know, it's a big game when you're there. >> i wouldn't say that. but it did t
dave brubeck would have turned 92 years old tomorrow. ♪ quartet released the classic "take five" back in 1959. that is not "take five." the album "time-out" was the first jazz album to explore that particular tempo in music. it is quite complex. brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of "time" magazine. that bothered him, though, because he figured that duke ellington should have been on that magazine cover. brubeck was also...
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. >>> music legend dave brubeck is being remembered today for bringing jazz to the people. he died just a day shy of his 92nd birthday. perhaps best known for his ground breaking hit "take five." ♪ that cut released in 1959 was on the first -- one of the first jazz albums to sell more than 1 million copies. and that song's still so rel vent to so many generations. 7:09 now back to savannah, matt, and al. >> used to play that a lot at my house. >> natalie, thank you. >> it was magic. >> that's cool. >>> all right. let's get our first check of the weather the weather this morning. >> we are dealing with wet weather. our friends in the pacific northwest, more pacific moisture coming on in. we are looking at another one to two inches of rain with anywhere from one to two feet of snow in the cascades. the mountains looking at six to nine inches of snow. we are looking at showers in the upper midwest with icy conditions in the u.p. of michigan. plenty of sunshine in southern california. look for showers along the southeastern atlanta coast into florida. plenty of sunshine. temp
. >>> music legend dave brubeck is being remembered today for bringing jazz to the people. he died just a day shy of his 92nd birthday. perhaps best known for his ground breaking hit "take five." ♪ that cut released in 1959 was on the first -- one of the first jazz albums to sell more than 1 million copies. and that song's still so rel vent to so many generations. 7:09 now back to savannah, matt, and al. >> used to play that a lot at my house. >> natalie, thank...